Christmas Bouquet

A swirl of Holiday flowers without even a touch of green. The heart of this fragrance is made from natural carnations, which give it a unique spiciness and creaminess. Flowers are always a popular part of any Christmas celebration, but they are usually chosen for color, to add a “look” to the celebration. Not surprisingly, we at Demeter wanted to make sure we chose our flowers for scent, and created the kind of irresistible Holiday bouquet only Demeter can.

I got this one for free and had seem some of the bad reviews on it and didn't think I would like it. It was love at first smell! I don't smell the licorice. I smell carnations, a sweet kind of old fashioned candy smell (maybe like candy hearts or marshmallows or something close?), cardamom, and almost like a candle kind of waxy smell. It brings me back to this memory of this shop I used to go to as a kid. It was filled with handmade doll clothing and my best friend and both our mothers would make a date out of it for the day. When my boyfriend smells this one, he smells just licorice. So to each their own. I like Demeter's interpretation of a Christmas Bouquet. I smell all those singular notes that would make up this sort of bouquet.

I received this as a sample with my order. It smells like anise or black licorice mixed with dust and a hint of dead flowers. It is the perfect essence of grandma! When my husband first smelled it he wrinkled his nose and said, "It smells like mothballs mixed with Grandma's perfume." This one is not for me!

I honestly can't smell carnations! The description is 'spicy and creamy', which is accurate. I smell sweet chocolate with a hint of black licorice- almost like a tray of assorted Christmas baking. Since it's more of a sweet smell than a floral smell, it's not what I was expecting.

normally I tend to rock Demeter's sweeter stuff. (like Jelly Belly fruit salad, sugar cookie, even the Earl Grey tea or Dragonfruit-some of my favs. and flowerwise its always roses) This is a huge deperture but I couldnt pass up the chance to try it during the holiday season!
to me, its a lit spice-like yummy tea but slightly sharper. makes me think of mistletoe, cranberries, and crisp snow. its Not strong carnation blossoms but more of that stem green scent. im happy with it